NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James led the Heat with 22 points. He scored 18 in the first half as Miami, connecting on 63 percent of their shots from the floor in the half, jumped to a 70-56 lead at the break. (AFP)

"What we talked about in the locker room was a team win," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We just tried to focus on the task of playing one possession at a time and trying to play those possessions well. (AFP)

All five Miami starters scored in double figures. Dwyane Wade added 18 and eight assists and Udonis Haslem, who had scored just three points in the first two games of the series, added 17 and seven rebounds. (AFP)

"Obviously they're one of the great teams that this league has seen, the defending champs," said Pacers coach Frank Vogel. "If you're not perfect guarding them, they'll do what they did to us tonight. (AP)